Complacent
Photo prompt © C E Ayr
No one was even willing
to listen to him.
In fact, everyone derided
him, ‘Only your study is true? Everything else is baseless?’
“I don’t know; but my
studies reveal that we don’t have much time left. It’s a ticking time bomb. ’
They laughed at him and
went on with their usual chores.
Five hundred days later they
realized that they had only fooled themselves. The seas had suddenly swallowed
huge land masses.
The leftover portions
were hit be storms and freaky weather.
In his log cabin, high up
in the mountains, he could only mourn at their folly.
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A post for FridayFictioneers on a photo prompt
wow! this is super interesting Aroraji...
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DeleteOne soothsayer who should have been listened too! My mind immediately went back to the great tsunami.What an interesting take on the prompt.
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DeleteGood one.
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DeleteGood story, well said in few words.
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DeleteDear Arora,
ReplyDeleteA prophet is seldom respected in his own home town. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
thanks Rochelle
DeleteI think sometimes believing the pessimist is a lot of hard work... alas sometimes it's better to listen.
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DeleteRochelle took the words right off my keyboard. :) Good story!
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